Starting again.

Very true, EL, we are all just one tiny, tiny bet away from disaster.

Because we can never, ever stop at the right moment.

In fact, no-one can!

GT

I really know wht makes me gamble...Stress.

.I can stop gambling and recover ......I hope?...Is it better(or easier) to leave gambling behind when losing, or, when winning!!.... Think, can a person control the urges equally or does it take some almighty will power to succeed when on the up.... Just a thought

Feedback welcome..

Easy li£e

One more thing, stopping at the right, time does that mean you are in control? And NOT a cg?

Easy li£e

Hi easy, what is the right time, I wished I had never hada bet in the first place that would have been the right ime for me, I think once you are a Cg you will always be a cg so the right time for me to have a bet now is never, I feel like I am on the way up now, I have a long way to go though but I also know that i will never be in control if a have a single bet.

Good luck..

Correct Andy2

However, what i am trying to point out is if lets say you had a bet....only 1... and became rich or recovered your previous losses... can you end it there... Surely people have done it?... I am not condoning you or any one...And I certainly aint glamourising gambling.... It is just that I need to kno the answer to this important question. For the reason that, maybe a compulsive gambler is just a word... we weren't born gamblers,.. It is a important point I am trying to make (for me at least)...

Ok..

I sought help on Netline tonight and got some good advice...Despite my recent relapse (again) I am looking to quit (again)....I never lost....But it is going to be difficult for me to stop...Even worse it feels like I am starting all over again...That is the part that saddens me the most...Can anyone help me as to what is the way forward...I dont want to hide and I dont want to lie...I never thought about doing something positive when I argued...just negative stuff like gambling, drink or womanising lol...I should have gone for a run or gym..

Day 2.

I can do this... this time around for sure... If I argue I will certainlyfind something positive to do.

Day 3

I have to stay strong this time.

I realize that I have the same problem except now I have curbed (for two years) the addiction....However, I still have the same amount of addiction...I dont want to feel horrible... Action = consequences

Day 4

It is supposed to get easyier?

It is mate, it is.

Just keep making the right choices for yourself.

GT

Tnk you GT!!

Day 5.

I really want to beat this terrible, terrible disease that has so many people, or should I say minds, within its *****...

Please do not let us fall victim to a single bet that will throw our lives and everyone else's around us into a negative state.

I CANNOT WIN.... I CANNOT WIN....

I CANNOT WIN.... I CANNOT WIN

I CANNOT WIN BECAUSE I CANNOT STOP.

Easy life.

Day 6

'Urges' are just the reward centre part of our brains' that want to let go and try to relive excitement..... It is almost as if you have to tell that part to shut up and keep still...(at least i think about it that way). So, sounds easy and it is...Unless of course you decide to act out what you want..... It must be easy to stop because every day we categorise what is right and wrong..All we have to do is put the gambling in the Wrong section...

Easy.

Well....i cant believe my missus... I was at home today and I was reading a article on how to get over an ex girlfriend...Anyway, my partner caught me reading it and said that she didnt want me in the house and not to come back from work. Secondly, I have not heard from the company who said they have a job for me... I am really, peed off..So, it is day 1 again because I went into the bookies on a wild one..,

f**k.

P.s Netline is busy too.

Day 0. AGAIN!!!

Ok...I start work tommorow...That is a relief..Money will roll in...Earnt!!!!..I can kiss gambling goodbye...I only gambled out of uncertainty....I know I have security now...hopefully I can end my demons...By the way I am going to stop gambling. I will do it!!!! Please god help me beat this addiction once and for all...I feel so messed up...Even when I win I still know I'm a loser.....I just want to kick the habit...It is way out of control....PLEASE, PLEASE...Stop!!

Day 1.

Easy life.

Hi.

So great to read you start work tomorrow. A new life emerging, you know what you need to do about the gambling. You know you need to self exclude .

You can do this, I did and if I can anyone can

Take care

Have a good first day,

Dusty